[griffin]

He tries, but appeasement is never a good strategy. The left won't care and will take it as a sign of weakness.

[DesertRhino]

You are playing Checkers, he plays Chess. That rifle will never be used against him in some future trial, nobody can examine it further and gin up some BS theory about a hair trigger, an illegal set-up, etc etc.
800 bucks is a cheap price to permanently dispose of something that has the slightest chance of being turned around on you in a future courtroom.

2 weeks ago he was facing life.